Advertising apparatus



' Nov. 2,1943. H. PHlLl PPl 2,333,490

ADVERTIS ING APPARATUS Filed March 1, 1941 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 I mf 8111 6Idward 11 E17 7);

3- E. H. PHILIPPI ADVERTISING APPARATUS Fi led March 1, 1941 2Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Nov. 2, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEADVERTISING APPARATUS Edward H. Philippi, Ewanston, Ill. ApplicationMarch 1, 1941, Serial Nb. 381,237

11 Claims.

This invention relates to improvements in advertising apparatus and itconsists of the matters hereinafter described and more particularlypointed out in the appended claims.

The apparatus of the present invention is somewhat similar to theapparatus shown and described in my prior Patent 2,097,090 of October26, 1937, for dispensing devices of the kind shown and described in myprior Patent 2,080,092 of May 11, 1937.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a more simple,inexpensive and emcient apparatus for periodically dispensing devices ofthe kind shown in my prior Patent 2,- 030,092, laterally outward fromtheapparatus, in-

stead of downwardly outward as in the apparatus of Patent 2,097,090before mentioned.

Another object of the invention is to provide in' apparatus of thiskind, improved means'for pushing the pack of dispensible devicesforwardly to dispose the frontmost device in the pack in that positionfrom which it may be dispensed laterally from the apparatus and whichmeans permits or a ready insertion of a new pack of devices whennecessary. 7

A further object of the invention is to provide apparatus of this kindwhich permits of the use of a more simple dispensible device which ismore economical of the use of the sheeted material from which it ismade, without detracting from or reducing the effective area of thedevice.

Again, it is an object 'of the invention to provide apparatus of thiskind which includes means adapted for manual manipulation todispense'one or more than one'of the successive dispensible deviceslaterally from the apparatus'when the same becomes necessary.

The'above mentioned objects of the'inventi'on, as well as others,together with the several 'adbottom portion of the apparatus as taken onthe line 2--2 of Fig; 1 and on a scale enlarged over that of Fig. 1. I

Fig. 3, is a vertical sectional view through the bottom portion of theapparatus as taken on the a downward delivery or dispensing as line 33of Fig. 1 and substantially on the same scale as Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a detail horizontal sectional view through a part of theapparatus'as taken on the line 4-4 of Fig. 1 and on. substantially thescale of Figs. 2 and 3.

Fig. 5 is a perspective view of one of the folded paper devicesdispensed by the improved apparatus. n J

Fig. 6 is a perspective view, on an enlarged scale, of a certain packpusher mechanism employed in the apparatus, when removed from theposition it normally occupies in the apparatus.

Fig. 7 is a perspective View on an enlarged scale of a fragment of acertain lever employed in the apparatus and which will'be more fullyreferred to later.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a fragment of one of the dispensibledevices and illustrates the manner in which a part of the dispensingmember of the apparatus engages in the pocket of said dispensible devicein the operation of the apparatus for its intended purpose.

In the present instance, the .dispensible device 9 shown in Fig. 5, ingeneral comprises a piece of sheeted material, as for example, paper,folded transversely as at 10 to form front and rear sections II and I2respectively. The rear section is longer than the front section and hasa portion I3 that extends beyond the freeend edge of the front sectionH. In the bottom edge of the extension portion I3 is a notch I4 andoutwardly therefrom is a tongue Ma; the purpose of said notch and tongueappearing later. The upper edge of the front and rear sections, at thefolded, end of the device, is formed with'upward extensions l5 and I6respectively, the extension l6 associated with the rear section 12,being the wider or longer one. These extensions l5 and I6 coact toprovide a pocket H in what is normally the upper right hand corner ofthe device and the closed end of the pocket is provided by an extensionof the'fold Ill.

The front and rear sections may-contain on their respective obverse andreverse sides, menus, recipes, dates and other matter, such aseditorials, news items or other data, or advertising relating toproducts for following said menus and recipes.

The device shown in Fig. 5 is quite similar to that illustrated anddescribed in my beforementioned patent, but is intended-for a right handlateral delivery or dispensing, insteadof I in the case of the device ofsaid patent.

Referring now in detail to the apparatus illustrated in the drawings andwhich is adapted to dispense the device shown in Fig. 5, said apparatusincludes an upright back plate (see Fig. 1) that forms the main supportfor the mechanism of the apparatus. On the front side of said plate,toward the bottom end thereof, is provided a chute-like magazine 2! forholding a pack of the devices shown in Fig. 5. Said magazine includestop and bottom walls 22-23 and upright left and right hand side walls24-45. The top and bottom walls pitch downwardly and forwardly from anopening 25 in the back plate and through which the magazine is loadedwith dispensible devices as will be men- The front end margins of thetop tioned later. and bottom walls and the left hand side wall includean inturned flange 21, the right hand side wall being devoid of such aflange as best shown in the bottom right hand corner of Fig. 2. v Theopen front end of the magazine is closed by a pane of glass 28'whichengages the inner surface of said flange 21. This pane of glass :coactswith the .flangeless front end of the right hand sidewall 25 inproviding the discharge slot 29 (see Fig. 2) and out through which thedevices shown in Fig. 5 are dispensed laterally from the right hand sideof the magazine 2|.

A rib 30 (see Fig. 2) is provided upon the bottom wall 23 of themagazine, adjacent to and parallel with the left hand side wall 24. Thisrib is straddled by the notches I4 of all of the dispensible devices inthe pack when in the magazine 2! and not only keeps the devices in thepack in alignment but holds the next to the frontmost device in placeduring the dispensing of said frontmost device from said pack outthrough the slot 29. As apparent from Fig. 3, by reasons of the downwardinclination of the top and bottom walls of the magazine, a relativeslippage orfacial movement between the devices in the pack is possible,as said pack is moved forwardly in the magazine as will now appear. Thisrelative facial movement assures a better separation between adjacentdevices in the pack for an easier dispensingof the devices, one at atime.

The opening 26 in the back plate 211 and through which the magazine isreplenished with dispensible devices when necessary, is normally closedby a door 3|. This door is provided at the'side edges with rolled ears32-32 to fit between similar ears 33 on the rear side of the back plate20. Pins .34 extend through the aligned ears 31-33 at each lateral endof the door and one of said pins is removable. When the removable pin'34 is removed, the door may be swung about or upon the other pin toexpose and to thereafter close the opening 26.

The door 3| provides a convenient normally stationary part upon which tomount a means which normally urges the pack forwardly against the glasspane '28 at the front end of the magazine. In the present instance, saidmeans is of the spring pressed folding type, somewhat .on the order of apantograph, and coacts with a relatively stiff follower plate 35 engagedagainst the rearmost dispensible device in the pack.

Said means, which is best illustrated in perspective in Fig. 6, includesa pair of U-shaped elements 35 and 31. Each element includes upper andlower arms 3838 each formed at one end with a right angled extension38., that is pivotally engaged in-an associated ear"40 on the inner faceof the door. The other ends of the arms 38 of each element are connectedtogether by a bar 4| and which bars are connected together by acontractible spring 42. The bars 4! are offset outwardly at theirmidportions as appears in Fig. 6 and it is these midportions to whichthe ends of the spring 42 are attached.

The element 35 is narrower than the element 31, when consideredvertically, so that its outer or free end may pass through the like endof the element 31. With the arrangement described, the top and bottomend parts of the bars 4l ll engage the back of the follower plate 35. Asthe spring 42 is a normally con- .tractible one, it tends to swing thebars ill-4| forwardly and toward each other and then to normally openand as said bars ii--45 are engaged against the follower plate saidplate and the pack of dispensible devices, in front of the same, arenormally urged forwardly against the glass pane 28 to dispose thefrcntmost dispensible device into the plane of the slot 25 beforementioned. When the door 3! is opened, as before mentioned, the packpusher means is removed from the magazine and when the door is beingclosed, it is reentered into. the magezine.

Along the front end of the top wall 22 I mount a rail or guide 43disposed substantially in the plane of the slot 29. An elongateddispensing member 44 has a sliding, guided engagement on said rail andwhich member includes front and rear flange-like sides 45 and 46 thatengage the top as well as the front and rear sides of the guide rail.The right hand end of the rear flange-like side 46 of said dispensingmember is provided with a finger-like extension 41 that normally engagesupon the exposed 'part of the extension I6 of the frontmost dispensabledevice in the pack. When said dispensing device is moved to the right,as in Fig. 1, the finger 41 enters the pocket I? of said frontmostdevice and engages the .fold thereof as appears in Fig. 8 for adispensing of said .frontmost device. After a dispensing of saidfrontmost device, the dispensing member 44 is returned to its normalposition, by means of a spring 50, see Fig. 1 and which will be morefully referred to. In the return movement of the dispensing element tonormal .position, the finger 41 rides over the extension 15 of the'nowfrontmost member in the pack so as tdcome to rest upon the exposed areaof theextension l6 of said frontmost member...

The forth and back movement of the dispensing member. 14. may.bedmparted thereto. at periodic timed intervals. When the dispensabledevices each carry successive dates, it is preferred that such intervalsbe once a day. Therefore, in connectionwith the structure described, .Iprovide a clock for this purpose and which clock is supported upon theback plate. 2.0 above the magazine 2!. Said clock includes .a mechanismenclosing casing .51 a dial Y52 and associated hour and minute hands53-754, said hands bein z fa'rranged c'oaxially'with the hour shaft of.said mechanism as, appears in Fig. 1. f

It is. preferred that the clock be an electric motor driven clock and onthe shaft'55 thereof I .mount .a pinion 5.6. This pinion'sb meshes witha gear 51, journalled on a fixed stud 58,, as to be driven one completerevolution each twenty-four hours. The gear 51 carries a, projecting.pin .59 on its front face. The parts/above mentioned appear in Fig. 1.If it is desired to dispense more than one device 9 in a twenty-fourhour period, then said gear will be provided with the appropriate numberof such pins 59.

A power transmittinglever 60 disposed to the rear of the dial 52, ispivotally mounted at one end as at 6|, on the stud 8 but off center withrespect thereto. carries a stud 62 (see Figs. 1 and 3) that has asliding engagement in a slot 63 in an upright extension 64 toward theright hand end of the dispensable member 44. In the swinging movement ofthe lever, in one (counterclockwise) direction, it swings past thetwelve hour shaft and to accommodate the same, said lever is providedwith a lateral loop-like offset 65 (see Figs. 1 and '7). The lever 60provides a convenient part to which one-end of the return spring 5llbefore mentioned may be attached and the other end of said spring may beattached to an upright pin 66 on the top wall of the magazine near itsleft hand side wall 24 as appears in Fig. 1.

In the operation of the device, the twenty-four hour gear 51 is drivencounterclockwise and when the pin 59 thereof is in the downward part ofits movement, it .will engage the left hand edge of the top end portionof the lever 60 (above the offset 65) and will cause said lever to swingto the right and expand the spring 50. The lever 60 reaches the end ofits ejecting or dispensing stroke, as the pin approaches or nears theend of its downward swing and is about to enter its upward swing. Atthis time, a channel 61 (see Fig. 7) in the lever registers with thepath of the pin 59 on the gear 51 so that the pin dis.- engages andparts from lever 60 which swings to the left (clockwise) and returns toits normal position under the contraction of the spring 50, the channel61 permitting the lever 60 to pass over said pin.

As the lever returns to its normal position, it causes the dispensingmember 44 to slide on the rail 43 and return to its normal position,leaving the dispensed dispensable member in a position projecting fromthe right hand end of the pack and supported in this position by reasonof its left hand end being held between the now frontmost dispensabledevice in the stack and the glass. pane 28. It is to beunderstood thatthe ,struc-, ture thus far described is enclosed from the front by asuitable casing (not shown) and that the major portion of the dispenseddevice projects a suitable distance outwardly from the casing through aslot therein which'aligns with the slot 29 in the right hand side wallof the magazine 2|. convenient position to be manually moved.

In the initial part of the dispensing movement of the frontmostdispensable device of the pack, the tongue-like part 14a of the rearsection l2 of the device being dispensed, pulls over the rib 30, andtherefore while said part of all the devices in the pack functioncollectively to hold the devices remaining in the pack in position, andpreventing the dispensing of more than one device 9 at a time, said partl4a of the device being dispensed offers substantially no resistance tothe dispensing of the device.

It is pointed out that by so locating the gear 51 on its pivot 58 withrespect to the gear 55, the angular position of the pin 59 in its pathof circular movement may be determined and thus the desired tim of day,at which the dispensing movement occurs may be readily selected.Preferably the parts are so set that the dispensing The other end ofsaid lever,

The dispensed device is now in a movement of the frontmostdispensibledevice is: initiated at about midnight. I 1

When the frontsection of the dispensible dB-V vice bears a date, it isapparent that should the clock mechanism before mentioned stop for somereason or other and remain stopped, say for more than a day, thefrontmost device in th pack must be removed so asto make the date on thenext device to be dispensed, accord with the current. calendar date. Ihave provided. manual means whereby the dispensing. member 44. may becaused to dispense the frontmost device in the pack and such means areas follows: I At the right hand side of the top wall. 22 of the magazineis an upright post 10. A lever H is journalled on said post and one end12 of said lever extends out through a slot 13 in the back plat 2|]above the opening 2| therein. The other side of said lever engagesbehind an upright pin 19 on the right hand endiof the dispensing member44. These parts best appearin Fig. 4. A spring is associated withthelever H and post 10 so that this spring normally tends to swing: in aclockwise direction as when viewed in Fig.4.: By grasping that part ofthe first mentioned end 12 of lever H exposed through the slot 13,saidlever may be swung in a counterclockwise direction, and caus the otherend of said lever to. slide the dispensing element 44 on its rail 43.and cause the same to move the frontmost dis-. pensible device into suchposition as to be readily grasped manually for removal.

When the lever H is released, after a manual dispensing of the frontmostdispensible device, said lever returns to its normal position, as shownin Fig. 4 ready for the next operation, either; automatically ormanually.

Th apparatus is simple in constructionandis positive and trouble-free inits operation for its intended purpose. In describing theinvention, Ihave referred-fin. detail to the form, arrangement and construction ofthe parts involved, the same is to be con-- sidered only in theillustrative sense so that I do not wish to be limited thereto except asmay be specifically set forth in the appended claims.

I claim as my invention: 1. Apparatus of the kind described embodyingtherein, in combination with a pack of vertically edgewise disposeddispensible devices, each comprising a folded piece of sheet materialhaving top and bottom horizontal. edgesand side edges and each includingan open marginal pocket projecting from one of said horizontal edges, amovable dispensing member arranged adjacent said one of said horizontaledges and disposed to enter said pocket of the frontmost device in thepack in the initial part of its movement in one direction and to movesaid frontmost dispensible device from its place in the pack in theplane of said horizontal edges in another part of its movement in saiddirection, means with which the other of said horizontal edges of saiddevices engage, said means and said last mentioned edges of said devicesbeing formed with interengaging parts which function to hold the devicesof the pack in alignment and to hold the next tothe frontmost device ofthe pack in place during the dispensing of said frontmost device, andmeans operable to impart movement to said dispensing member.

2. Apparatus of the kind describedembodying therein, in combination witha pack of vertically edgewise disposed dispensible devices, eachcomprising a folded piece of sheet material, having jecting .irom itsixop horizontaI edge, :a movable dispensing zmem'ber arranged adjacentsaid top edge :and disposed to enter isaid pocket m the frontmost devicein the crack im the initial :paid; otdts movement in one direction andto :move said Irontmost dispensibl'ewdeviceiiirom its iplace in *thepack in the plane zof :s'aid h'orizcrrta'lredges inaancther part :of itsxmovementrin saidnirection, means with which the bottom edges ."of saiddevices engage for support, said .means having a shoulder thereon :iorengagement in -recesses in said "bottom edges of.said= devices' of thepack Eto hold :them in alignment :and' to hold the next :to thefrontmost device :in the mask in place during the :dispensing of saidifrontmost device, and means operable to impart :m'ovement rtosaidsiispensing member.

'3. Apparatus of the :described embod ying therein, means for supporting-a pack of -vertically edgewise disposed .dispensible devices, ieBChcomprising a iolded' piece of s'heetmaterial having "top and bottomhorizontal edges and si'de edges'and eachincluding an :open marginalpocket projecting from one of said 'horizontaledges, said oneanscomprising a magazine hav ing top and :bottom walls with'whichthe topand bottom edges of said .devices are engaged :for support so that saiddevices are capable of a forward'movement thereon as a group and fromwhich the frontmost device of the part is capable :of-being movedlaterally, guide means arranged parallel with th top horizontal edge ofsaid frontmost device, :a dispensing member movable on -=said guidemeans and having a portion disposedto enter said pocket of thevfroir'tmostdevice in the pack in one part of its :movem'enton saidguide means in one direction and to move said frontmost dispensibledevice from its place inlthe pack in .the iplane of said J'horizontaledges in another part of its :movement :on :said :guide means in saiddirection, and means operable to impart movement to said i dispensingmember forth and backzupon's'ai'd guidermeans. it

4. dapparatus of the kind descr'ibed embodying therein, means forsupporting 'a pack =df vertically .edgewise disposed -'dispensibledevices, each comprisinga folded piece of sheet materialhavingedges andanop'enmargin'al pocket projecting fromone of said edges, a movabledispensing member arranged adjacentsaidedge -having said pocketprojecting therefrom and disposed to 1 enter .said pocket .of thefrontmost :device (if the pack in one 1 part of tits movementzin onedirection and to:move:said frontmost device from thepack in :another'part of :its (movement in the plane of said edge having ithezpocketproj ectingiherefrom,

therein, means for "supporting a pack "of vertically edgewise disposeddispensible devices'pea'ch comprising aifolded piece fsheet materialhaving top and bottom horizontal edges and asideedgesz-and-zeachdncludmg amopen-marginal pockseta'proiectingifromcone ofsaid lhorizon-tal edges,v

assa-ceo top sandl'bottom horizontal edges rand side edges and eachincluding an opennnarginal mocloet'pro-' a movable dispensing imemberarranged adjacent said 'oneiof sai'd horizontal devices and disposed toenter said p'ocket :of the irontmost device in the pack in one par t ofits movemcnt' in ='one-dimotion and to move said :Irontm st dispensibledevice from its plac in the pack in the plane of' s'aid horizontal edgesin another part of its movement :in said direction, :and means operatingto impart'unovement to said dispensing member, said im'eans including amotor, a :p'ivoted member continuously rotated tihereibzv and includinga projection, and-a pivotally mounted lever h'aving one portionoperatively connecte'd to said dispensingzmem'ber and having anotherportion .disposed to Ebe engaged by :said projection on said pivotedmember-in a part of its rotation and -to :clear'the same iin anotherpart of its rotation.

36. apparatus of the kind described embodying therein, means forsupporting a pack of verticall- :e'dgewise disposed dispensible devices,each comprising a folded :piece' of sheet material having top and bottomhorizontal edges and side edgesand each-includingan open marginal pocketprojecting from "one of said horizontal ledges,

guide means arranged adjacent to and :parallel with said on'epfssaid-edgesya dispens'ingmeniber movableon said guide meansand havingaportion disposed to-enter said pocket of the frontmost device in thepack inone "part of the movement on zsaidguide means in one directionand to move said therein, means for supporting a pack of vertica'llyedgewise disposed dispens'ible devices each comprising a folded piece ofsheet material having top and bottom horizontal edges --'and side edgesand each including an open-marginal pocket=projecting from-one of saidhorizontal edges, a-movabladispensing member arranged adjacent saidoneof setidhorizohtal edges and "disposed to enter :said pocket df ithefrontmost device in th pack inane-part X of :its movement in onedirection and tto move 'said 'irontmost 'dispensible device from itsplace in the pack' in the plane of said horizontal edges 'inanotherpart=of its movement in said-directi'on,- and meansoperating to impart-movem'erit to said dispensing member, sai'dimeans including' arota-tivelwdriven *member carrying a projection :in its"'face,'-a pivotmember for-said rotatively'driven'memberpazlever: pivoted at .one :endeccentrica'lly on said cpi vot member and operatively connected towardits other *end with said :dispensing member, said lever beingengage-able by=sa-id projection on said =rotativly driven member forsapart of =i-ts rotation so as to impart a swinging movement to saidlever, said lever having a "portion thereof so formed that at anotherpart'of 'rotation'o'f th driven' member,-=said:proiection may passthesaid lever.

*8. Apparatus-of *the -kinddescribed embodying therein, means-forsupportinga paok o'f vertically edgewi'se disposed disp'ensi'ble'.devices, each comprising a "folded piece of sheet material having topand bottom horizontal edges and 'side --edges aIid eanch including-anopen" marginal pocketipro- .iecting from one of said horizontal edges, amovable dispensing member arranged adjacent one of said horizontal edgesand disposed to enter said pocket of the frontmost device in the pack inone part of its movement in one direction and to move said frontmostdispensible device from its place in the pack in another part of itsmovement in said direction, power means for imparting movement to saiddispensing member in said one direction in a dispensing operation, andmanually operable means for imparting movement to said dispensing memberin said one direction independently of said power means.

9. In apparatus of the kind described, means for holding a pack ofrelatively flat separable dispensible devices, a follower elementengaged with the rearmost devic in the pack, a stationary member spacedrearwardly from said pack of dispensible devices, means in said spacebetween said pack and said member and including linklike parts pivotallyconnected to said member for a folding and unfolding swinging movementtoward and away from said member, means carried by said link-likemembers and normally tending to unfold said linkage means and urge saidfollower element and pack forwardly and away from said first mentionedmember.

10. In apparatus of the kind described, means for holding a pack ofrelatively flat separable dispensible devices, a follower elementengaged with the rearmost device in the pack, a stationary member spacedrearwardly from said pack of dispensible members, means in said spacebetween said pack and said stationary member and including partspivotally connected at one end to said member, and extending therefromso as to cross each other for a folding and unfolding swinging movement,means carried by the other end of said pivotally connected parts andengaged with said follower element, and contractible means connectingthe last mentioned end of said parts and normally tending to swing saidparts into the unfolded position so as to urge said follower element andsaid pack forwardly and away from said first mentioned member.

11. In apparatus of the kind described, means for holding a pack ofrelatively fiat separable dispensible devices, a follower elementengaged with the rearmost device in the pack for normally urging thedevice of the pack forwardly, said means including walls engaged by theedges of the devices of the pack, certain of said walls being so formedas to cause a relative movement between the engaged faces of saiddevices in the plan of certain of the edges thereof.

EDWARD H. PHILIPPI.

